Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mālēn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēlāną. Equivalent to *māl (“stain, mark, spot”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*mālēn

to paint

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*mālēn
1st sg. past	*māl?dā
Infinitive	*mālēn
Genitive infin.	*mālēnijas
Dative infin.	*mālēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*mālēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*mālē	*māl?dā
2nd singular	*mālēs	māl?dēs, māl?dēs
3rd singular	*mālēþ	māl?dē, māl?dā
1st plural	*mālēm	*māl?dum
2nd plural	*mālēþ	*māl?dud
3rd plural	*mālēnþ	*māl?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*mālē	*māl?dī
2nd singular	*mālēs	*māl?dī
3rd singular	*mālē	*māl?dī
1st plural	*mālēm	*māl?dīm
2nd plural	*mālēþ	*māl?dīd
3rd plural	*mālēn	*māl?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*mālē
Plural	*mālēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*mālēndī	*māl?d

Alternative reconstructions

*mālōn

Descendants

Old Frisian: mēlia
- West Frisian: mielje
- Saterland Frisian: moalje
Old Saxon: mālōn
- Middle Low German: mâlen
  - German Low German: malen
  - → Danish: male
  - → Old Swedish: māla
    - Swedish: måla
Old Dutch: mālon
- Middle Dutch: mâlen
  - Dutch: malen
  - Limburgish: maole
Old High German: mālēn
- Middle High German: mālen
  - German: malen
  - → Polish: malować
  - Yiddish: מאָלן (moln)

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